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Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...
Nov 18, 2019

Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at odd NFL workout
RIVERDALE, Ga. - Colin Kaepernick threw passes for about 40 minutes on a high school field, then signed autographs for hundreds of fans who gathered in an end zone to watch his NFL workout that was su...
Nov 18, 2019

Calgary Dinos advance to Vanier Cup by downing McMaster in Mitchell Bowl
CALGARY - The University of Calgary is headed back to the Vanier Cup. Quarterback Adam Sinagra went 19-for-29 for 261 yards and a touchdown as the Dinos advanced to the championship game with a 3...
Nov 18, 2019

Part of Main Street in Melfort to be closed to traffic
A heads-up for motorists in Melfort.The 800 block of Main Street will be closed to traffic starting Tuesday, as city crews install a water service connection.Director of Development, Planning and Comm...
Nov 18, 2019 The 800 block of Main St. in Melfort will be closed to traffic for a couple of days. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Olympic BMX rider and 2015 Pan AM Games champion Tory Nyhaug retires
TORONTO - BMX racer Tory Nyhaug endured a string of broken bones and sacrificed his spleen for his sport. But the 27-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., could not survive a concussion, announcing his ...
Nov 18, 2019

Accused bootleggers intercepted on flight
A call about two intoxicated passengers on a flight ended in bootlegging charges in an incident that happened in Wollaston Lake on Thursday. RCMP found the two men had over two dozen bottles of whisky...
Nov 18, 2019 A file photo shows confiscated alcohol (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Shuffle in Senate as Dagenais quits Tories, Downe exits new Liberal group
OTTAWA - Ongoing efforts by senators to distance themselves from party politics took another turn Monday as a Conservative senator quit his caucus over concerns about the party's leader, and an a...
Nov 18, 2019

Alberta government firing election commissioner who was investigating leadership
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is firing the province's election commissioner, but says it's not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000. Fi...
Nov 18, 2019

Thierry Henry excited to start coaching Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry views his new job as head coach of the Montreal Impact as a fresh start. Speaking to reporters at the soccer club's training centre on Monday for the first time, the...
Nov 18, 2019

James Smith Cree Nation repeat concerns about diamond project
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is again rejecting the potential diamond mine at Fort la Corne unless their demands for compensation are met.In a media release Monday, JSCN welcomed last week's announc...
Nov 18, 2019 (submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.)